Can I say before you leave body armor--I just want to get a little pitch in here too because for the first time I have seen a body armor that is different for women than for men and how much more comfortable that is and how much more…

Thank you very much. I recognize we cannot be effective, we cannot be safe if we cannot communicate when we have got people out in the field and the importance of the R&D [Research & Development] on resilience but also the importance of…

It's time now for an answer. Are you going to appeal it or not?

On behalf of millions of retirees around this country, do you support this rule?

So far, you've said you can't commit to enforcing a rule to protect 2.3 million Americans from exposure to lethal, cancer-causing silica.

It is important that the retirement savings of working Americans be protected, and certainly there are individuals that may put their personal interests ahead of their clients in many industries where that is potentially unethical and…

If asked, I would recommend to my friend someone who I knew and trusted. I would also advise that in my experience the best advisors in professional fields are transparent about their fees and products, including in regards to compensation…

You think it's important to protect retirees. It's important to protect retirees. We've got a rule here that will protect retirees, documented, to the terms of $17 billion a year.

I have to say, Mr. Acosta, this has really been frustrating. You have dodged every one of my questions.

Will you promise not to weaken the silica rule in any way, and not to delay future compliance by even a single day?

That's the question I'm trying to ask, about where your values lie, how you see what this retirement rule does, how committed you are to protecting the American investor here, and retirees, so they have a chance to retire with some dignity.